School and Teacher Programs Brochure

Program content, details, resources: Chelsea Kelly, School & Teacher Programs Manager 414-224-3827 chelsea.kelly@mam.org

chaperone policy

One adult chaperone per 10 students is required; these adults are admitted free. One additional adult per 10 students is admitted at the $4 student rate. Non-chaperoning adults must pay $9, the full adult group tour admission price.

Register with the Museum at mam.org/learn or at 414-224-3842

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Student and Teacher Programs 2010/11

NEW! Resources online at mam.org > Learn + Play > Teacher Resources

Scheduling tours or registering for programs: Passion Terrell, Tour Scheduler 414-224-3842 passion.terrell@mam.org

Schedule your tours and register for programs early! mam.org/learn or 414-224-3842

questions?

Introduction Welcome to the 2010–11 school year at the Milwaukee Art Museum—where your students will immerse themselves in world-class works of art through a wide assortment of school tours and special programs. Our docent-guided or staff-led experiences promote critical thinking and interdisciplinary curriculum applications, and support State and District Model Academic Standards.

To view Milwaukee Public Schools’ Learning Targets for all of our programs, go to the Milwaukee Arts Education Directory at http://bit.ly/9ycU6d.

contents 4 | School Tours 6 | School Programs

Multidisciplinary, Tours Specialized Visits

Series Programs, Student Conferences 10 | Teacher Programs 11 | Teacher Resources 12 | Planning Your Visit 14 | Program Reference Chart

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1 | School Programs 2010–2011

exhibition schedule Warrington Colescott: Cabaret, Comedy & Satire Through Oct 3, 2010 Contemporary Galleries

Denotes Teachers Guide will be available for download at mam.org > Learn+Play

Intimate Images of Love and Loss: Portrait Miniatures

top to bottom Monika Mulder, Vållö watering cans, 2003. Photo used under permission from Inter IKEA Systems B.V. Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar J. Kaufmann House, “Fallingwater,” 1934–37 (detail). © 1936 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale.

Through Oct 31, 2010 | Koss Gallery

Color Stories in 3-D

Through Jan 2, 2011 Kohl’s Art Generation Gallery

Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware Sept 2, 2010–Jan 17, 2011 Decorative Arts Gallery

European Design Since 1985: Framing a Decade: Acquisitions Shaping the New Century of Prints and Drawings, 2001–2011 Oct 9, 2010–Jan 9, 2011 Baker/Rowland Galleries

Dec 8, 2010–April 3, 2011 | Koss Gallery

Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century Feb 12–May 15, 2011 | Baker/Rowland Galleries Building and Design Opens March 12, 2011 | Kohl’s Art Generation Gallery The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City June 11–Sept 11, 2011 | Baker/Rowland Galleries

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School Tours for all grades

pk–grade 3

Art from Many Places and Times

A Is for Art

In this overview of the Museum Collection, students acquire basic art vocabulary and critical-looking skills while exploring the making and meaning of art from different cultures.

TIP: Book Early!

Docent availability is limited, especially in April and May. If you would like to visit during one of those months, it is highly recommended that you book before November 1, 2010.

Please Note

Docent-guided school tours are one hour in length unless otherwise noted.

Fees and Chaperones

School tours are $4 per student. One adult chaperone per 10 students is required; these adults are admitted free.

One additional adult per 10 students is admitted at the $4 student rate. Nonchaperoning adults must pay $9, the full adult group tour admission price.

Complimentary Family Passes

The Museum’s 2010–11 school programs are sponsored by the Terri and Verne Holoubek Family Foundation. As part of this sponsorship, each school that participates in a school group tour during the academic year will receive one Museum Family Pass per student who visits the Museum. Each Family Pass provides free admission to the Museum for two adults and up to four children younger than 18 years old.

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Take a tour with the alphabet! Inspired by the book A Is for Art by Marjorie Nelson Moon, explore art from many cultures while reinforcing language development.

Storytelling in Art

Imagine, tell, and listen to stories that artists portray in their work.

grades 4–12

Themes World Communities Investigate Western (European and/or American) and non-Western (Haitian, Asian, and/or African) art, discovering similarities, differences, and cross-cultural influences.

Portraiture

Meet the people—and animals— revealed in the portraits throughout the Museum’s galleries.

Collections Feature/Special Exhibition

Take an in-depth look at the exhibitions, which are on view at the Museum for a limited time. See page 2 for this year’s exhibitions. Take your visit into the classroom with Teacher Guides, available for download from our website at mam.org > Learn + Play.

Museum Architecture

Look inside (and outside) the Museum’s layers of architectural history, with designs

by Eero Saarinen, David Kahler, and Santiago Calatrava.

Register for school tours at mam.org/learn | 414-224-3842

Animals in Art

Discover a menagerie of friendly animals and fantastic beasts from different cultures and times in paintings and sculptures.

Line, Shape, and Color

Learn how artists begin to create masterpieces by getting to know the building blocks of art—line, shape, and color.

Exploring Art Through the Senses

Take a journey through the galleries using your imagination: how might artworks smell, taste, feel, and sound?

Sculpture

Steel, glass, bronze, and even buttons make up the three-dimensional works in the Museum’s sculpture collection.

Technique

Glazing, scumbling, impasto, collage, assemblage? These mysterious words are demystified after exploring the many techniques artists use to create their work.

Calatrava: Art, Science, and the Creative Design Process Follow Santiago Calatrava’s creative process from idea to completion, examining his addition to the Museum, in which he combined nature with stateof-the-art engineering.

American History Through Art

American history comes alive in art from the colonial past to the present.

African American Art

Explore works of art, from folk art to fine art, that celebrate African American heritage.

Weather in Art

Link art and science through images that describe weather conditions and seasons.

Foreign Language Tours— French, Spanish, or German

Enhance study of French, Spanish, or German by exploring related art and culture. (Specify your language choice with the Tour Scheduler. Docents for these tours are limited.)

Folk Art

In these works by self-taught artists, history and inner visions emerge and people and animals are animated, inviting questions about art and its role in society.

Modern Art

Get to know the “isms,” from Realism and Impressionism to Cubism and Expressionism, by comparing and contrasting art from the mid-1860s onward.

Contemporary Art

Look at art created after World War II, and consider how artists were influenced by the work that came before them.

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School Programs multidisciplinary tours MATH + ART Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and Museum Tour

Discover shapes and patterns that will make you say “Ge-O-My!” during a docentguided, geometry-themed tour of the Museum, and then go hands-on at Betty Brinn Children’s Museum.

Grades 1–3 | Tues, Wed, or Fri, 10 am–2 pm (includes time for lunch) | $4 per student; additional fees apply for Betty Brinn Children’s Museum Register with the Museum online at mam.org/learn or 414-224-3842, and then call Betty Brinn Children’s Museum at 414-390-5437 to schedule your visit.

SCIENCE + ART Discovery World and Museum Tour

What do art, science, and technology have in common? Design! Immerse students in the creative design process, inspired by architect Santiago Calatrava. Students learn about the innovations of the Calatrava-designed Museum addition in a docent-guided tour and then explore prototyping and industrial automation at Discovery World’s hands-on prototyping lab and interactive Rockwell Automation Dream Machine.

Grades 6–8 | 2½ hours | $4 per student; additional fees apply for Discovery World Register with the Museum at 414-224-3842, and then call Discovery World at 414-765-8625 to schedule your visit.

MUSIC + ART Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Museum Tour

Extend your symphony experience with a docent-guided tour of works of art that relate to the themes of each MSO Concert for Schools. Book early; space is limited. For a complete listing of concerts and tours, visit the Museum website at mam.org > Learn + Play.

Grades vary | Dates vary (see mam.org > Learn + Play) | $4 per student; additional fees apply for MSO Register with the Museum online at mam.org/learn or 414-224-3842, and then call MSO at 414-226-7885 to schedule your visit.

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HISTORY + ART On Wisconsin! Performance and Museum Tour

Oct 20, 2010 | 9:30–11:30 am Wisconsin history comes alive in an interactive performance by Bob Kann, storyteller/ performer, and in the paintings in the Museum Collection. Supplement state history studies with this program, which includes everything from artifacts and folk art to legends such as Harry Houdini and inventions such as ice cream sundaes. Book early; space is limited.

Grades 3–5 | 2 hours | $8 per student and chaperone

SCULPTURE + ART Lynden Sculpture Garden and Museum Tour

Compare and contrast sculpture from different time periods and countries, and consider the many possible settings for this kind of art—from outside to inside—when visiting the Lynden Sculpture Garden and then on a sculpture tour at the Museum.

Grades 1–12 | Available May 1–October 15, 2011 | $4 per student; additional fees apply for Lynden Sculpture Garden Register with the Museum online at mam.org/learn or 414-224-3842, and then call Lynden Sculpture Garden at 414-446-8481 to schedule your visit.

Register with the Museum online at mam.org/learn or 414-224-3842 unless otherwise noted.

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School Programs specialized visits Studio Workshop School Program

Be the artist! Students explore the Museum Collection and then create their own work of art in the studio. Choose a docent-guided tour that fits your curriculum; Museum staff will design a project for your students that reflects the theme of your tour.

Grades PK–12 | 2½ hours | $8 per student

Visual Arts Classic Workshop

Feb 2 or 3, 2011 | 12:45–2:30 pm Prepare your Visual Arts Classic team with a docent-guided tour and visit to the Herzfeld Study Center. Students will explore the history and context of works of art that either relate to or are by artists in the competition theme. (Please note: Not all artists in the theme are represented in the Museum Collection.)

Book early; space is limited.

Herzfeld Study Center Visit

Visiting the Herzfeld Print, Drawing, and Photography Study Center is a special opportunity for small groups of students to view works on paper in an intimate setting. A selection of 15–20 artworks is displayed for in-depth discussion, led by Museum staff and the instructor.

Choose from the following themes: African American artists, architecture, figures and portraits, history and techniques of photography, history and techniques of printmaking, Latin American artists, modern and contemporary art, mythology, natural sciences, and women artists.

Grades 10–12 | 45 minutes; schedule 4 weeks in advance $5 per student | To register, call the curatorial assistant at 414-224-3817 or email printstudy@mam.org.

Grades 9–12 | 1¾ hours | $4 per student

student conferences Wisconsin Writes!

Mid-August 2011 (dates to be announced) | 1–4 pm (Fri) and 8:30 am–3:30 pm (Sat) Young writers and artists use the Museum Collection as inspiration for nonfiction writing or artwork in this two-day, statewide conference, producing a finished manuscript or work that is published. Engaging in the creative process, students brainstorm, draft, revise, and work with peers. A final book in which all students’ works are published celebrates their accomplishments. The Museum collaborates with the Kettle Moraine School District for this special program.

Grades 5–12 | $110 per student Register on the Wisconsin Writes website, wisconsinwrites.com

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series programs Satellite High School Program

Wed, Sept 15–Dec 15, 2010 | 2–3:30 pm The Museum Collection is the classroom and textbook and Museum staff are the teachers in this interactive weekly survey of art history and museum studies.

The class culminates in a final project for which students research a piece in the Collection, create an aesthetic response to their chosen work, and develop a virtual museum exhibition as a group. For students with an interest in art, this is an opportunity to develop and deepen their passion.

Grades 11–12 | Free; students must apply, mam.org > Learn + Play

Junior Docent School Program

This 35-year-old program introduces students to visual arts vocabulary, art history, and critical-thinking skills through a series of visits over three consecutive years. After nine total visits, students better understand art vocabulary, the elements of art, and the context of art history. For their final visit, students research and present a chosen work of art to their peers and family, graduating from the program as official junior docents.

Grades 3–5 | Three years | $4 per student, per tour To put your school on the waiting list for this program, contact the School and Teacher Programs Manager at 414-224-3827 or chelsea.kelly@mam.org.

Young Authors and Artists Conference

Nov 30, 2010 | 8:30 am–3:15 pm This daylong, regional conference follows the same format as Wisconsin Writes! but is geared towards either individual students or groups of students who are registered through their school, by sponsoring teachers. Please see description to the left.

Grades 3–12 | $65 per student | Download registration form at mam.org > Learn + Play

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Teacher Programs NEW! Teacher Nights

March 3, 2011, 5–7 pm Treat yourself to a free evening at the Museum just for educators, sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Take a guided tour with Museum staff, receive special resources, and network with fellow educators at a reception. The night’s theme is based on a work of art the Terra Foundation has loaned to the Museum. Register early; space is limited.

Teachers of all grades/subjects | Free Register by emailing teachers@mam.org with your name, school, and phone number

Milwaukee Writing Project: Writing Retreat

Fall Session | Sept 25 and Oct 30, 2010, 9 am–3 pm Spring Session | March 12 and 26, 2011, 9 am–3 pm Using the Museum Collection as inspiration, teachers engage in writing strategies to immediately implement in the classroom and work on a personal piece in a supportive and resourceful environment. Graduate credit is available; please see registration form online for details. Space fills quickly; register early.

Teachers of all grades/subjects | $60 per teacher Download registration form at mam.org > Learn + Play

Milwaukee Digital Media Conference

Late July 2011 (dates to be announced) In this unique hands-on collaborative conference, teachers explore how twenty-firstcentury tools are needed to prepare twenty-first-century learners. Work with instructors from the Stephens Group and the Museum to utilize technology in a real world context, share knowledge, and network with others. All levels of comfort with technology are welcome.

Teachers of all grades/subjects | $350; discounts apply for early registration Register at milwaukeedmc.com

NEW! Teacher Advisory Committee

Once a semester, this committee meets with Museum staff and fellow educators to discuss how the Museum can best serve you, your students, and your colleagues through its programming and resources. This committee will establish and foster an invaluable link between the Museum and Milwaukee’s educational community.

Teachers of all grades/subjects | Email chelsea.kelly@mam.org if interested

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Teacher Resources

NEW!

Teacher Notes

Give your students an inside look at the Museum Collection. Each mini-guide focuses on an individual work of art, and includes a color image to display in your classroom as well as information and discussion questions for use in the galleries, ideas for incorporating the work into your teaching, and further resources.

Download teacher notes at mam.org > Learn + Play

Exhibition Teacher Guides

Bring your students to see one of the exhibitions on view and use these guides to inspire your visit. Guides include background information, classroom ideas, and lesson plans for use in the Museum galleries and in your classroom. In addition, check out past exhibition guides, archived on our website, which may fit your current curriculum.

Download guides at mam.org > Learn + Play

Self-Guided Tours Find them online at mam.org > Learn + Play > Teacher Resources

In addition to the above resources, the Museum offers suggestions for selfguiding your students, as well as activity printouts for use during your visit.

Download resources at mam.org > Learn + Play

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Planning Your Visit We look forward to welcoming you and your students to the Museum. Here are some tips to make the most of your visit.

Before Your Visit Order transportation/buses early.

When requesting your tour, please indicate your need for any specialized information or assistance for your students. The Museum is wheelchair accessible.

Assistive listening technology or an ASL interpreter for people with hearing impairments is available when requested upon booking your tour.

Plan the length of your visit. You may wish to have your students self-guide another part of the Museum after your docent-guided tour or browse the Museum Store.

Tell the Tour Scheduler if you wish to self-guide after your tour.

Organize the appropriate number of chaperones (one per ten students), divide your group into designated subgroups, and review responsibilities with your chaperones.

You will receive a Museum Etiquette handout with your confirmation. Review this with students and chaperones.

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You must confirm your headcount with the Tour Scheduler two weeks before your scheduled tour.

No changes in headcount or program/tour title will be accepted after the two-week deadline. The Museum cannot offer a refund if your headcount decreases after your payment has been made, and cannot accept payment at the door.

To maximize your students’ experience, it is suggested that you preview the Museum and use available Museum teacher resources to plan and prepare for your visit, and to extend the learning experience after you leave the Museum.

Nametags Upon arrival, each student and adult in your group must be wearing a nametag so that it is visible to our security staff. They are your “tickets” and indicate that you have paid admission.

You provide the nametags with the students’ names.

What to Bring If you expect to write or draw, bring clipboards with paper, sketchbooks, notebooks, or other drawing materials. Note that in order to protect the artwork, only pencils are permitted in the galleries.

The Museum does not have onsite lunch facilities for school lunches, so please plan your visit accordingly.

When You Arrive Enter the Museum’s School Group Entrance on 700 N. Art Museum Drive, unless otherwise directed by the Tour Scheduler.

There is no on-site bus parking.

Parking is permitted along Lincoln Memorial Drive, in Veterans Park, and at other public locations.

Please confirm a pick-up time at the School Group Entrance with your driver.

For your convenience, please do not arrive more than 15 minutes early.

Please do not be late. A late arrival will result in a shortened tour. If you arrive more than 20 minutes late, your tour will become a selfguided tour. If delayed, please call 414-224-3842.

Contact information

Register with the Museum at mam.org/learn or at 414-224-3842.

To schedule tours or register for special programs: Passion Terrell, Tour Scheduler passion.terrell@mam.org 414-224-3842

For questions about any programs or content: Chelsea Kelly, School & Teacher Programs Manager chelsea.kelly@mam.org 414-224-3827 12

Program Reference Chart program title

grades

dates available

duration

program fee

curriculum connections

how to register

PK–12

All year

1 hour

$4 per student

Varies

414-224-3842

School Tours School Tours (see page 3)

Complimentary Family Passes

Multidisciplinary Tours MATH + ART Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and Museum Tour

1–3

All year, Tues/Wed/Fri, 10–2

4 hours, including lunch time

$4 per student (additional fees apply)

Math (geometry)

Call Museum at 414-224-3842 Call Betty Brinn at 414-390-5437

SCIENCE + ART Discovery World and Museum Tour

6–8

All year

2½ hours

$4 per student (additional fees apply)

Science

Call Museum at 414-224-3842 Call Discovery World at 414-765-8625

MUSIC + ART Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Museum Tour

K–12

Varies, see mam.org > Learn + Play

Varies

$4 per student (additional fees apply)

Music, history

Call Museum at 414-224-3842 Call MSO at 414-226-7885

HISTORY + ART On Wisconsin! Performance and Museum Tour

3–5

Oct 20, 2010, 9:30–11:30

2 hours, plus travel time

$8 per student + chaperone

History

414-224-3842

SCULPTURE + ART Lynden Sculpture Garden and Museum Tour

1–12

May 1–Oct 15, 2011

2 hours

$4 per student (additional fees apply)

Sculpture, nature

Call Museum at 414-224-3842 Call Lynden at 414-446-8481

Studio Workshop School Program

PK–12

All year

2½ hours

$8 per student

Studio Art

414-224-3842

Herzfeld Study Center Visit

10–12

All year

45 minutes

$5 per student

History, natural sciences, language arts

414-224-3817

Visual Arts Classic Workshop

9–12

Feb 2 or 3, 2011, 12:45–2:30

1¾ hours

$4 per student

History

414-224-3842

Satellite High School Program

11–12

Wed, Sept 2010–Jan 2011, 2–3:30

1½ hours

Free

History, language arts, public speaking

Download application at mam.org > Learn + Play

Junior Docent School Program

3–5

All year

9 visits over 3 years at 1–1½ hours each

$4/tour per student

History, language arts, public speaking

414-224-3827 to be put on waiting list

Wisconsin Writes!

5–12

Fri, mid-August, 1–4 Sat, mid-August, 8:30–3:30

2 days

$110 per student

Writing, language arts, studio art

Wisconsinwrites.com

Young Authors and Artists Conference

3–12

Nov 30, 2010, 8:30–3:15

6¾ hours

$65 per student

Writing, language arts, studio art

Download registration at mam.org > Learn + Play

The Museum’s 2010–11 school programs are sponsored by the Terri and Verne Holoubek Family Foundation. As part of this sponsorship, each school that participates in a school group tour during the academic year will receive one Museum Family Pass per student who visits the Museum. Each Family Pass provides free admission to the Museum for two adults and up to four children younger than 18 years old.

Specialized Visits

Series Programs

Student Conferences

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